IWOPF'2001

Opening at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum on Friday 20 July 200 at 6.00pm is an exhibition of prints by Rento Brattinga. Brattinga is a master printer living and working in Amsterdam, with a printing tradition comprising part of his family’s history for three generations.

Brattinga followed in this tradition by establishing the Steendrukkerij in 1976, a printing studio in Amsterdam that celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary this year. In 1984 a gallery was added to the atelier workshop. In this light, airy space various contemporary artists both Dutch and from abroad, of international reputations have presented their prints.

Brattinga set aside one print from each printing which now comprises some 2000 prints. A selection of this extraordinary collection will be represented in the exhibition to be held at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, containing lithographs, woodcuts and linocuts.

The co-operation between the artists and Brattinga as printer and later also as publisher and gallery owner has enabled him to make the collection what it is today: a highly varied slice of the visual arts of the past twenty-five years. Unlike most other private collections, it has grown from the inside out, from the creative process of the work itself.

Steendrukkerij Amsterdam have printed and shown works by artists such as Armando, Claes Oldenburg, Dan Flavin, Richard Hamilton, Gunter Tuzina and Carel Visser.

Armando’s work is certainly among Brattinga’s favourites. Armando has developed a language of images in which the fierceness of the emotions harks back to the romantic tradition. He explores themes such as guilt and transience from a strongly historical perspective and personal experiences during World War Two.


		Press Release 25 June 2001
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	FOR RENTO: A SELECTION FROM A PRINTER’S COLLECTION 25 Years of Printmaking by Master Printer Rento Brattinga 20 July – 26 August 2001 Opening at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum on Friday 20 July 200 at 6.00pm is an exhibition of prints by Rento Brattinga. Brattinga is a master printer living and working in Amsterdam, with a printing tradition comprising part of his family’s history for three generations. Brattinga followed in this tradition by establishing the Steendrukkerij in 1976, a printing studio in Amsterdam that celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary this year. In 1984 a gallery was added to the atelier workshop. In this light, airy space various contemporary artists both Dutch and from abroad, of international reputations have presented their prints. Brattinga set aside one print from each printing which now comprises some 2000 prints. A selection of this extraordinary collection will be represented in the exhibition to be held at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, containing lithographs, woodcuts and linocuts. The co-operation between the artists and Brattinga as printer and later also as publisher and gallery owner has enabled him to make the collection what it is today: a highly varied slice of the visual arts of the past twenty-five years. Unlike most other private collections, it has grown from the inside out, from the creative process of the work itself. Steendrukkerij Amsterdam have printed and shown works by artists such as Armando, Claes Oldenburg, Dan Flavin, Richard Hamilton, Gunter Tuzina and Carel Visser. Armando’s work is certainly among Brattinga’s favourites. Armando has developed a language of images in which the fierceness of the emotions harks back to the romantic tradition. He explores themes such as guilt and transience from a strongly historical perspective and personal experiences during World War Two.

Press Release 25 June 2001